Kyle



July 11, 1933. J GREY 317,520

KYLE

Filed Jan. 9, 1952 John Gray 1N VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July'11,19 33 i UmrEosTATEs PATENTTOFTFJICFE Application filed January 9,1932. Serial No. 585,791.

My invention relates to kyles or Wedges, Figure 4 is an isometric view of another and refers more particularly to a wedge for of the substitute wedges. stretching furs, and the like. Figure is a section taken on line 55 of One object of my invention is to provide a Figure 1, illustrating the concave and convex 5 kyle comprised of a hinge element, into portions of the device.

which several sizes of Wedges can be pivoted. Figure 6 is an isometric fragmentary detail Another object of my invention is to proof a Wedge with a bearing hole therein. vide a kyle with a flexible hinge'elenient, that Figure 7 is an isometric view of the hinge when the different sized wedges are positionelement, with pivots therein.

. ed therein, the parts will always be in align- InFigures 1, 2 and 5, the hinge elementl,

t, 7 is comprised of a U-shaped element with nail A further object of my invention is to proholes 2 and 3 in one end, and offset bosses convide a kyle with the hinge set off from and taining nail holes 4 and 5, approximately at away from the highest part of the wedge, the center and .at the opposite end thereare preventing material being stretched from two offset bosses 6 and 7, which contain beargetting caught in the hinge. ing holes 8 and 9, shown in Figure 5.

A still further object of my invention is to The inside edge 10 of this hinge element is provide a kyle with a double concaved, convexed at 11, as clearly shown in Figure 5. wedge-shaped portion and a hinge element, These bearing holes 8 and 9 are adapted .9). when positioned,having its convex formation to receive the pivots 12 and 13, that are in parallel to said conca-ved portion of the the wedges lt, 15 and 16, each of which. wedge, preventing themarking, ripping or Wedges is deeper than the other. tearing of the material being treated or Each of these wedges is concaved at 17 and stretched. 18, as clearly shown in Figure 5,'s0 that the A valuable object of my invention is to concave portion is parallel to the convex provide a kyle with double nailing holes in portion 11, in the hingefelem ent, when the the center and extreme ends of the hinge eledevice is shown as being in the closed posiment to prevent any great strain being placed tion, as shown in Figure 1. j

n on the kyle hinge element and bending the The ends of these wedges are rounded at 99 same, and to provide a nail hole in the wedge 19, to prevent injury to thematerials being near the hinge and another in the center of stretched, and the wedge is provided with the wedge between the concaved portions. nail holes 20 and 21, for holding the wedge Another valuable object of my invention is upon some object.

M to provide a kyle that has rounded portions Figures 6 and 7 show an alternative View at points where the kyle comes in contact with of the wedge and hinge element, wherein the the materials, preventing markings .on the Wedge is provided with hearing holes 22 and materials being treated. 23, that are pivoted in the pivots 24: and 25, T attain these objects preferably by the that are a part of the hinge element 1. means illustrated in the accompanying draw- It is obvious that in treating the material ing, wherein similar numerals refer to like to be stretched by this device, that it would parts throughout the several views, in be impossible to tear the material, due to the which fact that wherever the material comes in Figure 1 is an isometric view of the device contact with the device, there are no sharp in the operating position, illustrating how a edges to tear or deface the material and that piece of fur is stretched by means of the .any one of these wedges may be used byd ic springing them into the hinge element, as

Figure 2 is an isometric view of the device, the construction of the hinge element peropened. mits flexibility, of the bosses 6 and 7, so that Figure 3 is an isometric view of one of the it will be very easy to place the wedges in substitute wedges. 1 this hinge element and when the wedges are 1:

ears on theopen ends of the hinge member,

hearings on said cars, a detachable wedge, snapableinto said hinge and fittable in spaced relationwithin said V shaped hinge member, an upwardly extending wedge shaped portion integral therewitlnhigh at the wide end and low at the end opposite, an upwardly turned ear on said wide end and pivot-s on the said ear.

2. A kyle comprised of a narrow, resilient, V shaped hinge member, rounded inside edges thereupon, upwardly turned ears on the open ends, bearings in said ears, a detachable wedge springable into'the bearings of the hinge ears, an ear on the wide end of said wedge, pivots on eachside of said ear,

said wedge fittable in spaced relation within the said V- shaped hinge member, a double concave wedge portion integral with said wedge projecting upwardly and tapered toward the point of said wedge, the high point in spaced relation to said pivots and nailing holes in said Vshaped portion and wedge,

said hinge coacting with the wedge pivots in resiliently positioning the wedge in the hinge member in cooperative relation.

Signed at New York, countyvof New York,

State of New York.

' JOHN GREY. 

